MORE POSTS FROM APRIL 2012
Research Article (Preprint): Trends in Image Use by Historians and the Implications for Librarians and Archivists
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Resources
|Title Trends in Image Use by Historians and the Implications for Librarians and Archivists Authors Valerie Harris University of Illinois, Chicago Peter Hepburn University of Illinois, Chicago Source C&RL News Anticipated Publication March 2013 Abstract For years libraries have offered reproduction services to users, with historians being the core audience. More recently, archives and special […]
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From AFP: Romania’s new National Library opened its doors Monday in a monumental building in the capital city, more than 20 years after its foundations were laid under the communist regime. [Clip] The impressive construction covering more than 160,000 square feet currently shelters some 750,000 works, 40 percent of which can be consulted. On the […]
New from the Team at Royal Pingdom! 900 million active users today and it will not be very long until the one billion user number is announced. What’s even more amazing is that more than half of the 900 million active users visit Facebook DAILY! Direct to Royal Pingdom Blog Post
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Asks NARA for Help Scanning Massive Backlog of Disability Claims
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Management and Leadership, News
|From NextGov: The Veterans Affairs Department has reached an agreement with the National Archives and Records Administration to help it scan disability claims into its electronic Veterans Benefits Management System, VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker told reporters today. VA will roll out a paperless Veterans Benefit Management System at 16 regional offices by September […]
Digital Preservation: DuraSpace Offers DuraCloud Access To Internet2 Members
Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Preservation
|From a DuraSpace Announcement: DuraSpace and Internet2 announced today at the Spring 2012 Internet2 Member Meeting that Internet2 members now have automatic access to DuraCloud, a trusted service for archiving and managing content in the cloud featuring one-click creation of many copies, in multiple locations with several providers. DuraCloud is the first Internet2 NET+ community-developed […]
Title Guiding Students from Consuming Information to Creating Knowledge: A Freshman English Library Instruction Collaboration Authors Susanne F. Paterson The University of New Hampshire at Manchester Carolyn White Gamtso The University of New Hampshire at Manchester Source Communications in Information Literacy Vol 5, No 2 (2012) Abstract In this paper we examine how faculty and […]
From the Cape Cod Times: Librarians across the Cape are checking their book collections after a Hyannis man was allegedly caught stealing books last week at Brooks Free Library. Arthur Souza, 52, was charged with larceny of library materials valued at more than $250, but police and librarians believe he has stolen from at least […]
Video Report: National Library of Wales £1m War Records Project
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, News
|Video report from the BBC includes a look at the scanning process. Uncovering the hidden history behind an event like World War I usually means trawling through thousands of records at a library. But a £1m project underway in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, will make all that available at the click of a mouse. The National Library […]
Ancestry.com to Acquire Archives.com For $100 Million in Cash
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Management and Leadership, News, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From the Ancestry.com Blog: You may already know of Archives.com – a fast-growing family history site that has clearly attracted new users to family history with a product that is easy to use and one that has proven to be a great way for people to get started with family history. Over the past two […]